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CWU Retired Members' Conference 2007

The CWU Retired Members' Conference will be held on Thursday 6 March 2008, at CWU Headquarters.

Motions

Each Region will be entitled to submit two motions to the Conference Agenda. The closing date for submission of motions will be 4 February 2008. Two motions will then be selected by each Region for submission to the agenda.

There will be two sections to the agenda, one for motions which are eligible for consideration for submission to General Conference, and one for motions that in the view of the Standing Orders Committee would not be admissible to the General Conference agenda.

The Retired Members’ Conference has the entitlement under the rules of the union to submit two motions to stand in the name of the conference to General Conference. It is therefore important that if branches wish their motions to be in this category, they must contain policy that is capable of being discharged by the NEC, as opposed to either of the Industrial Executives. The two motions for submission to the General Conference agenda will be decided from amongst those motions adopted at the Conference. A ballot to select the two motions will be held at the Conference.

Delegates

Delegate entitlement to this Conference is on the basis of four retired members per Region.

Observers

There will be the potential for 25 observers to attend the conference, this number includes any Regional or Branch Secretaries who may wish to be attend. Places will be allocated on a first come, first served basis taking into account regional representation. All observers should ensure they have their membership card with them in order to gain access to the Conference.

Election of Delegates to General Conference

The Retired Members' Conference will select two delegates to represent the Retired Members to attend General Conference 2008. The Standing Orders for the Retired Members’ Conference will advise a ballot to select these two delegates will be conducted during Conference itself.

Please would any retired members who wish to attend or submit motions contact the Branch Office no later than 4 February 2008.